Afghanistan vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1007
$4140
🏠 One person rent
$252
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1679
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$247
$3232
💸 GDP per capita
$364
$106K
😃 Human freedom index
4
8.51
❤️ Life expectancy
62
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
84
🌐 English speaking %
6%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
24
94
😀 Quality of life
12
94
🏙️ Population
37.5M
5.5M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($489) is 73% less expensive than in Norway ($1842). Afghanistan ranked 183rd vs 17th for Norway in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Afghanistan compared to 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 186th and 5th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Norway

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 33 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Afghanistan Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.24
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.65
$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$8.7
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.5
$764
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$1706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.99%
3.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$478
$6227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$254
$4482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$23.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$26.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$3.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.22
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$6.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.7
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.36
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$53.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$79.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27.6
$97.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1313
$6788

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$517
4.27M
Kandahar
$457
614K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$462
469K
Herat
$512
556K
Kunduz
$437
357K
Jalalabad
$358
263K
Sheberghan
$438
176K
Lashkargah
$439
202K
Ghazni
$391
143K
Khost
$448
160K
Puli Khumri
$423
114K
Gardez
$439
70K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2127
709K
Bergen
$1853
267K
Trondheim
$1906
195K
Stavanger
$1848
145K
Baerum
$1755
130K
Asker
$1988
97.8K
Drammen
$1632
102K
Lillestrom
$1836
91.5K
Sandnes
$1764
81.3K
Tromso
$1944
77.5K
Fredrikstad
$1829
83.9K
Tonsberg
$1565
57.8K
Alesund
$1572
52.2K
Kristiansand
$1662
64.1K
Skien
$1483
55.5K
Karmoy
$1616
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1429
58.2K
Moss
$1815
50.3K
Sandefjord
$1706
44.4K
Bodo
$1707
41.7K
Arendal
$1509
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1534
36.6K
Halden
$1401
31.4K
Molde
$1719
32K
Jessheim
$1724
21.6K
Gjovik
$1593
30.6K
Kongsberg
$1754
27.9K
Kristiansund
$1392
24K
Larvik
$1690
24.6K
Hamar
$1829
27.9K